OTC Junior Accountant

at  Bridgestone

ABOUT US

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

EDUCATION, MASTER, OTHER CERTIFICATION:

• Relevant secondary education (or post-secondary accounting training)

EXPERIENCE (YEARS):

• Not specified, but relevant experience in similar roles is preferred

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Understanding of accounting principles
• Knowledge of SAP ERP package is a plus
• Good MS Office skills

LANGUAGES SKILLS:

• Very good knowledge of English; additional European language is an asset

SOFT/BEHAVIORAL SKILLS:

• High level of customer service and very good communication skills
• Strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Analytical skills

JOB PURPOSE

You will be responsible for various accounting operations, ensuring high quality of performed tasks, and supporting order-to-cash related queries.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accounting operations:
• Credit & debit notes processing
• Resolving unallocated cash items
• Direct debit processing
• Customer accounts reconciliation
• Preparation of various reports and their analysis
• Processing orders for customers
• Ensuring high quality of performed tasks,
• First line contact and support to order-to-cash related queries
• Process improvements
• Participation in internal projects
• Compliance with internal controls and J-SOX rules

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team